The April 2017 issue of StepMom Magazine is HERE!
This month we’re talking about:
→ How to connect with your stepkids by speaking their “Love Language”
→ Tips for handling stepfamily events (like birthdays, graduations & weddings)
→ What you can do to overcome resentment and be happier!
→ Creative ways to get the kids excited about your wedding plans
→ How to navigate your stepchild’s loyalty binds
→ Creating new traditions for today’s stepfamilies
→ And more!
THE APRIL 2017 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FEATURES
Special Event Survival Guide for Stepmoms
Advice for Managing Life’s Milestones With Dignity and Class
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
“… Love Languages” Stepmom Style!
Use This Best-Selling Strategy to Connect With Your Stepfamily
BY JESSICA LEON, PHD, LCS
The Ties That Bind
How to Navigate Loyalty Conflicts in Stepfamilies
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
Stepfamily Life Isn’t Fair!
Shake Resentment and Find the Happiness You Deserve
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Acceptance
EXPERT ADVICE
Supporting Adult Children
A Stepmom Struggles to Keep Her Cool Under Tense Conditions
BY RACHELLE KATZ, LMFT
STEPPING STONES
Here Comes the Bride
Creative Ways to Get the Kids Excited About Your Wedding Plans
BY AUDREY K. CADE, MS
POEM
Biggest Loser
Are We Putting a Price on Love?
BY LAURA S. MILAM, MEd
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
EXPERT ADVICE
Mini-Wife Syndrome
Getting Your Partner to Acknowledge the Other Woman in Your Life
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC
STEPFAMILY LIFE
New Traditions for Today’s Stepfamilies
What I Wish Carol Brady Had Taught Us
BY SUSAN SCHILD
CRITIC’S CORNER
“Stepping Up to a Happy Stepfamily” Delivers Stories of Hope
A Fireside Chat and Review of Author Blythe Ward’s New Book
BY LIANA PALMERIO-MCIVOR, RP
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Caitlin Sherrill
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